#CJ speaks

[thefanciestborrower]

I don’t think there’s a single character I’ve decided is just pred or prey because I feel like that’s too limiting. I like it more when there’s a guy who yeah is pred 90% of the time, but could easily be eaten under the right circumstances. Adds a bit more flexibility and fun to things in my opinion, and I feel like people wouldn’t be super ridged about roles anyways. Strong preferences? Oh yeah. But never set in stone

[cljordan-imperium]

(My spirit animal is a wee hedgie, so that is how I henceforth shall be representing myself)

Revision and edits #3 done on my novel. 54,448 words. Gonna need beta readers very soon. *heavy sigh**very heavy sigh and nervous*

Start rev 4 tomorrow.

@saltysupercomputer @watermeezerswildwandering @pheita @writingmaidenwarrior @dreaminggoblin @toribookworm22

[lesbian-elrond]

Day in the life of me, a person who has severe contamination/infection OCD and also an autistic special interest in infectious disease

- had a half hour panic attack in which I ran out of my flat and paced around the city and cried because my mother sneezed

- immediately started watching a thriller series about Ebola

[kissedvogue]

the conversation is always “i want to fall asleep cock/strapwarming” but not enough “i want to fall asleep with your back against my chest and my hand between your legs because nothing brings me more peace than hearing your frustrated whimpers”

[theimperiumchronicles]

Happy spooky WBW! Today, I wanna ask about omens in your world. Do they exist? Are they believed in? Religiously, spiritually, or otherwise?

I know it's not Wed, and I know it's after Halloween, but for me "spooky season" extends all the way to Thanksgiving...so.... Answer below cut

@theimperiumchronicles - This is kind of a given. Yes. I mean...look at that world.

@the-andromeda-effect - Not really. They are purely human. They are a bit superstitious, but not really.

@battlegroundofdreams - Kind of. It's hard to explain. Superstitions again mostly.

@devil-in-the-details-ay - Oh yeah, there are omens upon omens. They are definitely believed in and feared. There are rarely good ones.

@behindthesemasks - YES! OH FUCK YES! Voodoo baby! Good, bad, just existing. There are messages from the ancestors. They will become more prevalent as the story goes on, but ooooohhh yes.

@bendingthelaws - Like @the-andromeda-effect, not really. Superstitions a little bit. They are human and there is no real magic.

@inopinatus-ea - Yes. Why and what kind will become more apparent later. There is magic, lots of it. And there are oracles. The oracles will point out the omens.

@magical-mistakes-vm - Does Vollrath have a temper? *smirk*

@mystsoftime - Yes. As you figure out what gods are in play and how, the omens become more visible. The players in the game will see them as they happen.

@tapperhet-em - Yes. There are gods and beings in play that will leave clues for the humans to find.

@princess-of-thieves-id - Of course! What good seaman doesn't believe in omens?

@whileyouwait-dm - Yep! Now, they might not always be caught until it's too late, but they are there.

Now...make sure you're paying attention so you too can try to catch them in the writing. *wink* @saltysupercomputer @pheita @frostedlemonwriter @watermeezer

@crowandmoonwriting @mama-ivy @jadeglas @ashirisu

@writingmaidenwarrior @abalonetea @littleshopofchaos

[beaniebaneenie]

🎉 (for the jewish ask thing!)

Favorite Chag (holiday)

This is an interesting question for me, especially in the current political climate. There are a lot of things I like about a lot of holidays, including the honey apple cake I make every year for Rosh Hashanah (even though it is a huge pain in the ass because it takes FOREVER).

But I think I'm actually going to say Hannukah.

Hear me out.

As a Jewish person, I spent YEARS reminding people that Christmas is not the only holiday that happens in winter, but also that Hannukah is not "Jewish Christmas". All of us are so used to the whole song and dance.

"no, it's not 'Jewish Christmas'. Just because it's in the winter doesn't mean it's the same holiday. It's not one of the High Holidays. It's not even that important."

A few years ago, when the "War on Christmas" fuckery was really ramping up, there was a popular tweet that made the rounds on Jwitter that said, "we're just saying, you don't hear us complaining about the War On Hannukah, and there actually WAS one."

Which is true. Hannukah is one of the 50% of our holidays that falls into the category: They tried to kill us, it didn't work, let's eat about it.

And the foods are incredible. Latkes, doughnuts, sufganiyot, basically anything fried and/or sweet or made with some type of oil? It's a Hannukah food.

But more than that, Hannukah is about community. It's about a light in the darkness (literally and figuratively, the candle and our people), one we were told would not survive.

Our hopes, dreams, traditions, our culture. From all directions, the message was clear: you will be snuffed out.

Hannukah is about us coming together and deciding that it may seem like a lost cause, but we will still fight for it. Because that light and our strength is fucking worth it. Because we cannot live with ourselves if we do anything less.

And because we fought, because we believed, and gave it everything we had, we did not lose. Our light kept shining.

True, it's not a High Holiday.

But I'm tired of saying that it's not a big deal, especially in view of the darkness that lies ahead. Sharing community, sharing light, and refusing to give up- no matter how deep the darkness or numerous the enemy- is so fucking important right now.

So, may your candles burn bright, and may the festival bring blessings upon you and yours. 💚

[thatrandomlemononyourcounter1]

a list of interesting people I saw at Adventureland today

Two lesbians who were aggressively making out in the roller coaster line and their friend who was 100% third wheeling (they said I was little :/)

a little girl in a FULL Nezuko cosplay

Two music teachers who were going on a FULL rant about their students, boss, and their school while we were at a place where one of their students could easily be

a little boy wearing Disney land ears who asked me if the ride was scary (I told him I didn’t know as I hadn’t been on the ride yet)

two blondes who looked so similar I thought they were sisters (they were friends) (one of them asked me where I got my overalls, I couldn’t tell her :(()

a group of little kids who were super affectionate with each other (they were cute til they cut me in line)

This random kid who was prolly like 12 who randomly started a conversation with me after a roller coaster (he got mad when I said the ride was fun ;-;)

That’s it

[gothicgaycowboy]

Thinking about how Ellie was probably the first person to make Joel laugh post outbreak and I’m about to

[serendipitoussapphic]

“welcome to tumblr live!” shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up

[cljordan-imperium]

I sit on a train for 18 hours to go from MS to IL. You know why? I don't get frisked. I can take full sized cosmetics. I don't have to deal with traffic - it's the same amount of time as driving, I can take all the food and drink I want, parts of the train don't fall off, the seats recline with foot rests, they have powe outlets....I could go on... Flying is a pain. If people have a safe and enjoyable option, they're going to take it. Like the OP, I love seeing the countryside. You see parts of Americana that you don't from the Interstate. You're safe. You're comfortable. Amtrak has a food car. They have ice water dispensers in each car. Yes, people will take the train. They already are with it being slower, and we LOVE it.

“Nobody’s going to want to sit on high-speed rail for fifteen hours to get from New York City to LA.”

Me. I will sit on high-speed rail for fifteen hours. I’ll sit on it for days. I’ll write and read and nap and eat and then do it all over again. I’ll stare out the windows and see America from ground level and not have to drive. I’ll see the Rockies and the deserts and cornfields and the Mississippi River and your house and yours and yours too. I’ll make up stories in my head about the small towns I see as we go along. I’ll see the states I’ve yet to see because driving or flying there is a fucking slog and expensive to boot. I’ll enjoy the ride as much as the destination. And then I’ll do it all over again to come the fuck home.

[thefanciestborrower]

Sometimes I think about how picky I am as a pred lol like. Yeah sure I've got lotsa prey friends, but brain says only a chosen few shall be granted the privilege of being ate

[cljordan-imperium]

So...a thing happend...

A "routine" dental procedure didn't go as planned and a week later I look like I lost a fight but can now at least almost eat normal food again.

That is where I've been...

New stuff coming soon when the pain meds don't make me loooopy...

@pheita @saltysupercomputer @watermeezerswildwandering @writingmaidenwarrior

[lesbian-elrond]

I've been saying I'm terrible at geography for years, because other people seem to have this innate knowledge of where things are that I do not have/have been trying to teach myself from scratch as an adult. It's only occurring to me now that we were never shown a world map (or even a map of europe) when I was at school....is that normal? Did yous get that? Anyway now I'm curious

Pls reblog and put your country in the tags!!

[beaniebaneenie]

Fun fact, the reason they were called that is because they literally could snap full-size swords IN FUCKING HALF.

And the guy carrying it would almost always be carrying an additional blade, usually a short sword or an arming sword... because yes, the breaker has a blade on the other side, but while it's gripping your sword in its teeth? It's not much good for stabbing things.

And the wielder would trap your sword in that, and at the SAME TIME he was using it to catch & snap your blade, he would take his other sword and run you through, because your sword arm has just been yanked to the side and is no longer protecting your squishy bits.

Of course, with both hands having sharp things in them, that leaves no hands for a shield... which meant that those who bore swordbreakers were generally seen as stupendously brave and courageous (not to mention strong af, because the recoil of catching an opponent's swinging sword and being able to stop its arc and break the forged blade is INTENSE).

researching parrying daggers as a fun little treat and i'm delighted by how much every single one of these things looks like it's designed to be as annoying as possible

[kissedvogue]

tell me “i’m bored” and i’m going to eat you out until you forget how it feels to be anything other than overstimulated and desperate for my touch

[perpetualjune]

a group of people should not be this gorgeous